Mrs. Mary was suspended indefinitely in order for her to go and recover the loans she had signed off as the bank continues to struggle from insider abuse and self-dealing. The bank has been in distress since 2016.
Sources in the bank reported that Mrs. Akpobome and other top echelons in the bank were abusing their positions and engaging in fraud. These accusations has landed Mrs. Akpobome trouble as she and an unnamed account officer were sent packing, which led to her clearing her desk because she anticipates that the task was so impossible she may not return to the bank.
The bank management initially refused to touch the powerful executive directors, preferring to go after staff members suspected of revealing the bank’s problems.
It was also revealed that the bank Managing Director, Ifie Sekibo has not been to work since January, and was reported to be ill. Some of the sources within the bank, however, said his prolonged absence might have been to enable Mrs. Akpobome to be thrown under the bus as investors’ confidence has waned over the lack of action concerning top management staff fingered in fraudulent transactions.
Only last week, an Abuja company petitioned the Federal High Court and the Central Bank of Nigeria to liquidate the bank on account of its inability to meet customers’ demands.
Geonel Integrated Services Limited, a security services company, cited its own experience, claiming it has over N1.8billion and another $85,859 trapped in various Heritage Bank accounts.
Reacting to his wife's ongoing woes in her office place, Veteran comedian, Alibaba had written on gram
"Thank you to all who showed concern about the story concerning my wife. Let's wait to hear the Banks position".
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